head-on vs no-nonsense

head-on

adj
  • Direct, abrupt, blunt or unequivocal; not prevaricating. 

  • Of a collision, from the front or in the direction of motion. 

noun
  • A collision from the front. 

adv
  • With the front of a vehicle. 

  • With direct confrontation. 

no-nonsense

adj
  • Practical, not tolerating from others or concerning oneself with anything silly or unimportant. 

  • No-frills. 

How often have the words head-on and no-nonsense occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )